Source: Dumb Little Man
There are some things in life that have us convinced that life without them would be terrible or uncomfortably weird.
In reality, however, life generally gets better without those things. Nothing in life should create a dependency.
I recently let go of a lot of junk, including material possessions, and I’ve never felt better in my life.
If you want to experience the same things, here are the top things to let go so you can start living the life you’ve always wanted.Checking Facebook Daily
Value your time and emotions.
What tangible good comes from Facebook? Ask yourself that and be critical for a moment.
Are you feeling uplifted and motivated by what you see there? If not, it’s time to abandon ship. If scrolling through all the baby, house, and vacation photos makes you jealous of your “friends,” it’s time to let go of Facebook.
You’re not going to “miss out” by not checking Facebook. If someone needs you to know something, they’ll text or call you.
Studies show that Facebook makes us feel bad about ourselves. That’s enough reason to leave it. Jealousy isn’t something you want consuming your emotional life.
I caught myself getting upset by the lack of engagement on my posts while I saw plenty of engagement on angry, political posts. That feeling was not helping me. Spending 45 to 60 minutes on Facebook per day was a huge time drain that could be spent improving my skills and life instead.
So, I replaced reading my Facebook feed with more positive things that stimulated my mind without causing emotional turmoil, like Futurism.
See Also: Social Media Causing Depression and Anxiety: Is It True?
Watching Football
Value your time. It’s so important that I have to mention it again.
I used football as an example because it was an excuse to day drink for me. Watching football was an excuse to be lazy all weekend. Fortunately, I was only burning one full day on it (Sunday), but if you add up all the time I spent reading about fantasy football, that was a whole day’s worth of work per week.
Maybe for you, it’s watching reality shows and keeping up with celebrity gossip. Maybe it’s binge-watching an entire Netflix series each weekend. The exact television program doesn’t matter. We Americans watch five hours of shows per day. Yet, we complain about a “lack of time” for things we say we want to do.
Don’t know how to spend your time in a more positive way?
Here are a few ideas:
- Go on a hike
- Take a yoga class
- Hit the gym
- Cook healthy meals
- Read good books
- Play board games with friends
Watching football or any sport, for a lot of people, is filling a void – the football team is part of…
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